From the Maps and Monitoring tasks, you can
use the Locate AVL unit feature to quickly find vehicles with AVL units and view their
real-time positions.
Procedure
Finding vehicles on maps using the Locate me feature from the
Monitoring task.
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From the Security Desk homepage,
open the Monitoring task.
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From the entity tree, right-click an AVL unit and click Locate AVL
unit.
The Maps task opens and centers on the current
location of the vehicle.
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To find another vehicle when the Maps task is already
open, type AVL: <vehicle> into the search bar, where
<vehicle> is the vehicle identifier designation, and then
press Enter.
Finding vehicles on maps using the Locate me feature from the
Maps task.
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From the Security Desk homepage, open the Maps task.
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Click AVL unit(s) (
).
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Select the AVL unit of interest or search for the AVL unit using the text box
and click Locate AVL unit.
Best Practice: The list of AVL units does not
automatically refresh when the map is opened. If AVL units are added while
the map is open, you must click the Refresh button to show them.
The AVL unit is located on the map and the map zooms in and centers on
the AVL unit.
- Optional:
If you must follow the AVL unit as it moves around the map, click
Start tracking.
The AVL unit is followed on the map and re-centered whenever new GPS
data is received.